Anonymous #1 1w

Psychiatry because (outpatient) you don’t need to keep any knowledge of 99% of your medical education and just need to remember common psychiatric medications and read the DSM-5 to diagnose people

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Anonymous #2 1w

It depends on what kinda school you’re tryna go to. Top schools that have an emphasis on research during the curriculum? Pretty damn important. State schools that are focused on cranking out primary care docs as outlined in their mission statement? Not as necessary. I didn’t clutch up enough on my MCAT so I’m at a DO school in Louisiana, allegedly according to some of my classmates they did zero research before med school

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Anonymous OP 1w

What speciality will you pursue as a DO? Is it rare to get into surgery going the DO route?

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Anonymous #2 1w

I’m hoping to go into internal med and then some kind of fellowship like cardio or smth (I’ll be taking STEP as well). You can definitely match into ANY specialty as a DO but it will 100% be more difficult because you have to take STEP and COMLEX both, and you have to fight the stigma of DO. You’re definitely gonna have an easier time matching into gen surg compared to other surgical specialties but it’s definitely possible to do so

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Anonymous OP 1w

Okay last question, what’s your MCAT and GPA? I would normally assume it’s kinda rude to ask but you’re already in and you’re anonymous so I hope you don’t mind

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Anonymous #2 1w

I don’t mind at all, it just gets annoying sometimes lmao. GPA 4.0, Mcat was either 508 or 508 it’s been about 3 years since I took it. I did take it twice, 501 first time

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Anonymous OP 1w

Okay cool, thanks for answering my questions!

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Anonymous #2 1w

You’re welcome. If you’ve got anything else feel free to ask, I’m straight chilling rn

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